The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September, 1666. In four days it destroyed
more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One
hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. 　
    The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker,
with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from
the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the
beginning.
    By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning
along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old
St Paul's and the Guildhall among them. 　
    Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor
people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat. 　
    The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the
fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. 　
    After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new
houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new
St Paul's. 　
    The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of
the past.

1. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means _______.

A. home　　　　　　　　　
B. children 　
C. wife and husband　　　
D. wife and children

2. How was the fire put out according to the text?

A. The king and his soldiers came to help. 　
B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. 　
C. People managed to get enough water from the river. 　
D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _______.

A. some people lost their lives 　
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire 　
C. many famous buildings were destroyed 　
D. the King's bakery was burned down

4. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?

A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. 　
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. 　
C. To show that poor people suffered most. 　
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

5. Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?
(a) There was a strong wind. 　
(b) The streets were very narrow.
(c) Many houses were made of wood. 　
(d) There was not enough water in the city. 　
(e) People did not discover the fire earlier.

A. (a) and (b)
B. (a), (b) and (c) 　
C. (a), (b), (c) and (d)
D. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

                                                  The horse and his purchaser (买主)
    A man wanted to buy a horse. He went to the market, and saw a nice one. But he wanted to test him first.
    So he took the horse home, and put him into the stable (马厩) with the other horses. The new horse looked
around, and at once went to choose a place next to the laziest in the stable.
    When the man saw this, he put a halter (辔头) on the horse at once, and gave him back to his owner.
    The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him
already?" "I don't want to test him any more," answered the man, "From the companion (同伴) he chose for
himself, I could see what kind of animal he is." 
(     ) 1. The man wanted to buy a good horse.
(     ) 2. The new horse chose is the laziest one as his friend.
(     ) 3. The man liked the new horse very much.
(     ) 4. He didn't give it back to his owner.
(     ) 5. From this story, we know the new horse is also a lazy one.

(A) Half an hour later, a knock was heard on the farmer house's door, and there stood the artist, saying, "I
can't take the smell." "All right," said the lawyer, "I'll sleep in the barn." And off he went.
(B) A lawyer, an artist and a musician got lost in the woods. At last they came to a farmer's house and asked
if he could let them stay for the night.
(C)"You're two sissies (女人气的男子)," said the musician. "I'll sleep in the barn." Thirty minutes later, came
another knock. When they opened the door, there stood all the animals from the barn.
(D)"Sure," the farmer said. "But I've got room for only two of you in the house. The other one will have to
sleep in the barn (牲畜棚) with the animals, and the smell is very bad there." "I'll sleep in the barn," the artist
said.
(E) In a while there was another knock on the door. "I felt terrible with the smell from the bad food," the
lawyer said in an angry way.

The right order is 1.             2.            3.             4.             5.             

     It was Sunday morning. Tom and his friend Dick went to the river to go fishing. Tom took his dog Tim
with him.The dog usually sat quietly on the river bank.But sometimes when he saw a small animal or a bird,
he would run after and try to catch it.Dick hated the dog very much because the dog frightened (惊吓) fish.
     "Why do you bring your dog here?" said Dick to Tom. "Look at him. He's running here and there. All the
fish are frightened and swim away. We must keep quiet if we want to catch a fish."
     "You are right," answered Tom. Then he shouted at his dog.
     "Be quiet, Tim." But Tim didn't listen to him.
      "We'll never catch a fish now. Shall we go home, Dick?" said Tom. "Next time I shall not bring him
again." "Wait," said Dick. "A fish is biting my line. I can feel it." 
     "Be careful!" said Tom. "Don't step forward, or you will fall into the water,"
      But it was too late, Dick was so excited that he forgot the danger. He stepped forward to pull the line.
Down fell the boy into the water.
      "Help, help! I can't swim." Dick shouted, struggling in the river. But Tom could not swim, either, just at
that moment, Tim came out! The brave dog jumped into the water and then pulled Dick onto the river bank
with his teeth biting Dick's shirt, Dick was saved. He was still holding the line in his hand. On its end was a
big fish.
     "Look," he said. "I've caught the fish." 
     "No, you haven't," said Tom, "Tim caught you and the fish."

1. What did Tom and Dick do on a Sunday morning?
    They           .

A. went shopping
B. went fishing
C. went swimming
D. went skating

2. Who fell into the water and got wet?

A. Tom
B. Tim
C. Dick
D. Dick and Tim

3. Who was good at swimming?

A. Tom
B. Tim
C. Dick
D. Tim and Dick

4. Who jumped into the water to save Dick?

A. Tom
B. Nobody
C. Tim and Tom
D. Tim

5. What do you think of the dog? I think the dog was           .

A. a useful animal to man
B. a clever animal
C. good at fishing
D. afraid of fish

     Mrs. Brown's grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he took a walk in the park and
came home at half past twelve for lunch. But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown's house
at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped the old man to go out. One of them said to Mrs. Brown "The
poor man didn't find his way in the park and telephoned us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home."
Mrs. Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left. 
    "But grandfather," she said. "You go to the park every day. How did you lose your way there?" 
    The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, "I didn't quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn't want
to walk home."

1. It was time for Mrs. Brown's grandfather to come home to                         at half past twelve every day.
2.                                  , Mrs. Brown saw a police car stopped outside her house one day morning.
3. "You often go to the park, how did you                         there?" Mrs. Brown said to her grandfather.
4. In fact, the old man was                                      he didn't want to go home on foot.

     I'm a college student in Shanxi Normal University now. Three years ago, I studied in a high school. (1)I
worked very hard and did well in every subject. And I took an active part in all kinds of activities with my
classmates, such as holding sports meet, planting trees, visiting some places, watching the traffic with the
policemen and contributing clothes, books, pencil?boxes and money to poor villages. But I can never forget
a special activity-a visit to a blind and deaf school.?
     On October 3rd, 1998, the students in our school visited the An Qing Blind and Deaf School. We had a
party with some of the disabled students there. We played games together and had a wonderful time.?
     I met a girl named Zhao Yang at the party. She couldn't say a word, nor could she hear. (2)We "talked"
with each other by making some gestures and writing on each other's hand. Soon we became good friends.
When it was time to say "Good-bye", she wrote on my hand, (3)"Please come here as often as possible." I
saw her words and tears roll down my face at once. (4)Many people are concerning about (关心) disabled
people, and they give away money to assistance fund (救助基金). But the disabled people also want more
communication (交往) with ordinary people. If you know any disabled people, please don't forget to visit
them "as often as possible". They need our help.?

根据要求完成下列各题。?
1. 根据解释，在短文中找出相应的单词。?
    d           : unable to use a part of your body completely because of illness
    c           : the activity of expressing ideas and feeling
2. 将（1）处改为同义句。?
                                                            
3. 将（2）处用How提问。? 
                                                            
4. 将（3）改为间接引语。?
    She told me                                                               .
5. 将（4）处译成汉语。 
                                                            

    Most do owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard
to please their owners.
    One of my favorite stories about a dog who wanted his owner to please him. One of my friends has a large
German sheepdog named Jack. These dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon, My friend takes Jack
for a walk in a park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
    One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked.
Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitors didn't leave. Jack became very worried
about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor
and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack went out of the room and
came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man's hat in
his mouth.
    German sheepdogs aren't the only clever dogs. Another clever dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog
which helps blind people walk around the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs
because they are the eyes of blind people and they help them to "see".
(     ) 1. Like many other dogs, Jack always tried to please his owner.
(     ) 2. Jack takes a walk in a park with his owner every day.
(     ) 3. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to ask him leave immediately (立刻).
(     ) 4. The underlined word "sheepdog" is a kind of dog which can be trained to control sheep.
(     ) 5. Jack held the visitor's hat in his mouth to please him.